OTHER NEWS
Three strange species of turtles in Vietnam
10 February 2013 | 10:58:00 AM
VietNamNet Bridge - If the normal turtles can only draw the head and feet into their shells, the three species of turtle below can turn themselves into a 100 percent sealed “boxes.”
 |
| These species are referred to by a name "box turtle." The first representative is black back box turtle "Cuora amboinensis." |
 |
| They can turn themselves into a watertight box by drawing the head, legs and "put on the lid." When they become”boxes,” they are untouchable because no matter how skillful enemies can harm their body. |
 |
| Black back box turtles mainly live in the swamps of South Vietnam. The number of black back box turtles is decreasing due to hunting.
|
 |
| Yellow forehead box turtles (Cuora galbinifrons) live in moist forest areas throughout Vietnam. |
 |
| Like black back box turtles, yellow forehead box turtles are also capable of "canning" themselves thanks to two special lids. |
 |
| This is a beautiful species which is bred in many zoos around the world. They are also subject to hunters of pets. |
 |
| Because of being intensely hunted, the number of yellow forehead box turtle in Vietnam is very limited. They have been included in the list of endangered species. |
 |
| The last representative of the Vietnamese box turtle is three bars box turtle (Cuora trifasciata), which live in some midland and mountainous regions of northern Vietnam. |
 |
| This is a species known for the rumors that they are raw materials for processing cancer drugs. In the past few decades, this species have been hunted by Chinese traders. |
 |
Becoming increasingly scarce, the price has been pushed up, currently at about VND300 million ($15,000) per kilo for turtles caught in the forest. The price for turtles from farms is "cheaper," only about VND60 million ($3,000) per kilo.
According to experts, three bar box turtles are almost extinct in the wild. |
Kien Thuc
(VietNamNet)
Views: 2109
Other news
Nha Trang Bay turtle egg-laying area proposed (27/10/2022 07:46:AM )
Wild elephant appears near Nghe An tourist spot (27/08/2022 08:07:AM )
Dak Lak Province authorities look for ways to protect the region's elephant number (11/08/2022 08:18:AM )
Ninh Binh national park receives more rare animals (04/06/2022 08:13:AM )
World Meteorological Day 2022 stresses role of early warning, early action (24/03/2022 09:11:AM )
Climate change set as Vietnam-US strategic cooperation area (02/03/2022 07:26:AM )
“Art for the environment” event launched in Hoi An (22/02/2022 08:47:AM )
Railway through Central of Vietnam listed among six amazing Asia train journeys (19/01/2022 07:55:AM )
National strategy aims to provide clean water to rural residents by 2030 (06/01/2022 08:56:AM )